My labret piercing

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Monday August 18th, 2008 @ 12:30 AM

Filed under: Lip/Cheek

hey, my labret piercing is 2 weeks old, pierced with a stud. It looks a feels fantastic, but i was wondering if i could get a downsizing from my piercer? Or is it too early? Also, do i just walk into the parlor and have them downsize, or should i call first?

Thanks so much.

-Au Revoir

Bonjour,

Now that I’ve used up my entire French vocab that I remember from my early school years, lets get get on with the topic at hand. Downsizing.

It is best to call up the studio and ask them if you need to make an appointment, or if you can just walk in. Many shops allow you to simply walk in, however sometimes a studio might require you to make an appointment. Some studios are just busier than others and require appointments, that’s all.

Also based on what I was seeing in that picture, I’d be inclined to say you should wait another week or two. However if you visit the studio they’ll be able to properly assess the situation and determine if your labret can be downsized now, or if there is still swelling and would require more time before downsizing.

A lot of people are a bit confused, quite often, when it comes to downsizing. I often have customers coming in requesting to downsize and to show that its “so long” what they do is smile or actually use their bottom teeth to compress the lip tissue thus giving the appearance that the labret is too long. This is not an ideal viewpoint to confirm the labret needs to be downsized. The ideal way to confirm that downsizing needs to be done is if your face is perfectly relaxed and still and you see extra length of the bar showing/sticking out.

But as I said your best option is to just visit a studio and they’d be more than happy to sort out the downsizing for you. Most studios should be offering some sort of incentive for customers to come back to get a downsize anyways.

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